Turok explores the transformative scientific discovers of the past three centuries, from classical mechanics to the nature of light and the evolution of the cosmos, and shows how they created shifts in the organization of society. He argues that we are on the cusp of another maj…
by Turok, Neil
fromCBC Massey lectures series
Neil Turok explores the great discoveries of the past three centuries: from the classical mechanics of Newton; to the nature of light; to the bizarre world of the quantum; to the evolution of the cosmos and even the recent findings of Higgs bosons at the Large Hadron Collider.
This witty, often amusing exploration of the physical universe explains fundamental concepts in a language that is clear even to those with little or no science background. Tyson transforms everyday experiences into venues of cosmic enlightenment as he probes the philosophy, met…
